10 New Tag Teams WWE Needs To Create

6. Hideo Itami And Andrade "Cien" Almas

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NXT is supposed to be a place where true talent is appreciated, but two of the best workers on the international scene have been sadly undervalued while a part of the brand.

Andrade "Cien" Almas - formerly La Sombra in CMLL - debuted in June and simply hasn't been able to get over with fans despite his talent. WWE management is no help, as they forced Almas to change his style and then immediately lost interest in him. Meanwhile, Hideo Itami came into the brand with a ton of fanfare, but a year on the shelf with a shoulder injury has badly hurt his momentum.

Given how desperately NXT needs some new babyface tag teams, Itami and Almas would be a perfect fit. Each man has his own wrestling background - Itami uses the Japanese style, while Almas is a lucha libre veteran - and that would give the team a real "best in the world" feel. They could easily tear it up against The Revival or Aries and Strong.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013